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Pradipta Biswas
Research Fellow
Department of Engineering and Wolfson College
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Email: pb400@cam.ac.uk
Website: http://www.edc-eng.cam.ac.uk/~pb400/
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Areas of Interest
Human Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology. Assistive Technology
Education
1. Ph. D. (2006 – 2010) in Computer Science at the University of Cambridge Computer
Laboratory and Trinity College.
Thesis Title: Inclusive User Modelling
2. M. Tech. (2004-2006) in Information Technology from Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur, India with a CGPA of 9.66 in a scale of 10. (Got 2 nd rank in a class of 13
students)
Thesis Title: Design of Adaptable Interfaces for Motor Impaired Users
3. B. Tech. (2000-2004) in Information Technology from University of Kalyani, India
with First Class honours (Got 1 st rank in a class of 66 students).
Thesis Title: Remote Monitoring of Home Gadgets
Projects involved
1. Gentle User Interfaces for Elderly (GUIDE), funded by the European Commission
(2010-13)
2. India-UK Advanced Technology Centre of Excellence (IUATC), funded by UK
EPSRC (2012-14)
3. Evolutionary Human-Machine Interfaces (Evo-HMI) funded by the BAE Systems
(2013-14)
Selected Publications
1. Designing inclusive interfaces through user modelling and simulation, Pradipta Biswas,
Peter Robinson and Pat Langdon, International Journal of Human-Computer
Interaction, 28(1) , Taylor & Francis, Print ISSN: 1044-7318
2. Evaluating Interface Layout for Visually and Mobility Impaired Users through
Simulation, Pradipta Biswas and Peter Robinson, Universal Access in the Information
Society (UAIS), Springer, 12 (1), 2013
3. Friend: A Communication Aid for Persons with Disabilities, Pradipta Biswas, D.
Samanta, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol.
16, No. 2, April 2008, pp. 205-209, ISSN: 1534-4320.
[Full publication list is attached below]

Professional Activities
1. Fellow of Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, member of Governing Body
Council, Fellowship and Membership Committee and Captain of Wolfson College
Cricket club
2. Vice Chairman at International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T, Telecom branch
of UNO) Focus Group on Smart TV and Working Group Coordinator at ITU-T Focus
Group on Audio Visual Media Accessibility
3. Post Doctoral Research Associate at Trinity Hall
4. Visiting Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, India
5. Guest Lecturer at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
6. Member of European Union Task Force on Standardizing User Models
7. Program Committee Member of
a. The 22nd Conference on User Modelling, Adaptation and Personalization
(UMAP 2014)
b. ACM International Conference on intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2012, 2013)
c. International Conference on Creative Content Technologies (CONTENT 2009,
2010)
8. Reviewer for
a. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services
b. IEEE Transaction on Speech Technology
c. Universal Access in the Information Society
d. IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering
e. IEEE Transaction on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
f. ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors In Computing Systems (CHI)
g. ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST)
h. Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology
(CWUAAT 2010, 2012, 2014)
i. International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces and Workshop on Machine
Learning for Multi-modal Interaction (ICMI-MLMI 09)
j. British Computer Society Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI 09)
k. ACM International Conference on Graphics Interaction (GI 08),
l. International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces (ICMI 08)
9. Senior Treasurer at the Cambridge University Revolver and Pistol Club
10. Peer Supporter at Trinity College during 2008-09 and Publicity Officer of Cambridge
university Peer Supporter team after undergoing a course at the University of Cambridge
Counselling Service.
11. Technology Officer at the Scholars’ council of Gates Cambridge Trust during 2008-09.
Scholarships
• Scholarship from Eddington and Rouse Ball Research Fund of Trinity College, University of
Cambridge.
• Gates Cambridge Scholarship 2006 from Gates Cambridge Trust.
• Overseas Research Studentship Award from Board of Graduate Studies of University of
Cambridge.

• Teaching Assistantship in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kgp) for getting 7th rank in
country in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2004, the entrance examination for
Post Graduate studies in Engineering in India).
Awards
• Hind Rattan Award 2013 from NRI Welfare Society of India
• Silhouettes Gold medal and Scott Silver medal in Imperial Shooting Meeting 2013.
• Scott Gold Medal, Silhouettes Silver medal and Advancing Man Bronze medals in Imperial
Shooting Meeting 2012.
• Scott and Silhouettes Gold Medals and Granet Bronze Medal in Imperial Shooting Meeting
2011.
• McGivern Gold Medal, Scott and Silhouettes Silver Medals and Granet Bronze Medal in
Imperial Shooting Meeting 2010.
• National Merit Certificate for securing 49th position in state in secondary level examination.
Teaching experience
1. Visiting Professor, Indian Institiute of Technology, Mandi, teaching a course on
Human Computer Interaction.
2. Guest lecturer at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India on a course on
Assistive Technology
3. Associate of the Higher Education Academy
4. Supervisor for
a. Computer Science and Technology Tripos Part II course on Human Computer
Interaction.
b. Computer Science and Technology Tripos Part II course on Information
Retrieval.
c. Computer Science and Technology Tripos Part II project entitled “Graphical
modification for partially sighted gamer accessibility”.
d. Computer Science and Technology Tripos Part IB course on Artificial
Intelligence.
e. Computer Science and Technology Tripos Part IA course on Software
Engineering.
5. Teaching Assistant at System Design Laboratory and Information System Design
courses in Autumn Semester 2005 and Human Computer Interaction course in Spring
Semester 2006 at School of Information Technology, Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur.
Talks
• Inclusive User Modelling and Multimodal Adaptation, TU Berlin, Germany
• Inclusive User modelling and Applications, IEEE SPS talk at Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore
• Personalization and Accessibility through User Modelling, Rogers, Canada
• Virtual User Modelling and Simulation, ISO SC36 meeting at Shanghai, Chaina

• A Framework to provide Mulimodal Adaptable Interfaces for Disabled and Elderly,
British Telecom, UK
• Rapid Aiming Movements, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge
• Inclusive User Modelling, Durham University, UK
• A Brief Survey on User Modelling in HCI, IHCI 10, Allahabad, India
• Inclusive User Modelling, Imperial College London, November, 2009
• Inclusive User Modelling, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge Department
of Physics, October, 2009.
• Talk at School of Information Technology, IIT, Kharagpur at February, 2008.
• Choosing Career in Academics, St. Thomas’ College of Engineering and Technology,
Kolkata, India. February, 2009
Full Publication List
Books
1. P. Biswas, Inclusive Human Machine Interaction for India, Springer (To appear)
2. P. Biswas, C. Duarte, P. Langdon, L. Almeida and C. Jung (Editors), A Multimodal End-2-
End Approach to Accessible Computing, Springer, ISBN 978-1-4471-5081-7
3. P. Biswas, Inclusive User Modelling: A Simulator to design Accessible User Interfaces,
VDM Verlag, ISBN: 978-3639296051
Reports
Main editor, reviewed and approved by European Commission
1. GUIDE D5.2 User Modelling and Simulation Tool
2. GUIDE D7.3 Final User Model
Contributor
1. ITU- T Technical Report of the Focus Group on Smart Cable Television
2. Report of the EU task force on Standardization of user models - VUMS White paper
3. The annual Department of Health report on Research and Development in assistive
technology 2013
Journal papers
2013
1. P. Biswas, G. A. Aydemir and P. Langdon, Developing and Validating a hearing impairment
simulator, Journal of Assistive Technologies 7(3), ISSN: 1754-9450
2. Kaklanis N., Biswas P., Mohamad Y., Gonzalez M. F., Peissner M., Langdon P., Tzovaras D.
and Jung C., Towards Standardization of User Models for Simulation and Adaptation
Purposes, Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS)

2012
1. P. Biswas, P. Robinson and P. Langdon, Designing inclusive interfaces through user
modelling and simulation, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 28(1),
Taylor & Francis, Print ISSN: 1044-7318
2. P. Biswas, and P. Langdon, Developing multimodal adaptation algorithm for mobility
impaired users by evaluating their hand strength, International Journal of Human-
Computer Interaction 28(9), Taylor & Francis, Print ISSN: 1044-7318
3. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, Evaluating Interface Layout for Visually and Mobility Impaired
Users through Simulation, Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS), Special
Issue on Innovation for Inclusive Digital Television 12(1)
4. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, The Cluster Scanning System, Universal Access in the
Information Society (UAIS), Special Issue on Designing Inclusive Interaction 12(3)
5. P. Biswas et al., An inclusive approach to develop Web TV applications, Journal of
Assistive Technologies 6(3), ISSN: 1754-9450
6. J. Coelho, P. Biswas, C. Duarte, T. Guerreiro, P. Feiteira, D. Costa, D. Costa, B. Neves, F.
Alves and P. Langdon, Involving All Stakeholders in the Development of TV Applications
for Elderly, International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems, vol 5 no 3 & 4, 2012,
pp 427-440
2011
1. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, Investigating the gravity well algorithm to help in pointing in
electronic interfaces by motor-impaired users, Journal of Assistive Technologies, 5(3)
September 2011, ISSN: 1754-9450
2. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, A new input system for disabled users involving eye gaze tracker
and scanning interface, Journal of Assistive Technologies, 5(2) June 2011, ISSN: 1754-
9450
2008
1. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, A New Screen Scanning System based on Clustering Screen
Objects, Journal of Assistive Technologies, 2(3) September 2008, pp. 24-31, ISSN: 1754-
9450
2. P. Biswas and D. Samanta, Friend: A Communication Aid for Persons with Disabilities,
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol. 16, No. 2,
April 2008, pp. 205-209
3. P. Biswas and S.K. Ghosh, A Novel Approach To Define Performance Metrics For Students’
And Teachers’ Evaluation, Electronic Journal of E-Learning, Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp. 87-102,
ISSN 1479-4403
2007
1. P. Biswas, Simulating HCI for Special Needs, ACM SIGACCESS Newsletter, Issue 89,
Sept 2007, pp 7-10

Conference papers
2014
1. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, User Interface Design for Developing Countries, IEEE Coneect
2014 (Acceptance rate 19.6%)
2. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, Mutimodal Target Prediction Model, CHI 2014 Extended
Abstract
3. P. Biswas, J. Umadikar, P. Langdon, A. Kashyap and S. Prashant2, Exploiting Inclusive User
Model for an electronic Agriculture system, Human Computer Interaction International
(HCII) 2014
4. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, Multi-modal Target Prediction for eye-gaze and head-movement
tracker, Human Computer Interaction International (HCII) 2014
5. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, An HCI Survey on elderly users of India, Cambridge Workshop
on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT) 2014
6. P. Biswas, P. Langdon, J. Umadikar, S. Kittusami and S. Prashant, How interface adaptation
for physical impairment can help able bodied users in situational impairment, Cambridge
Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT) 2014
2013
1. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, Inclusive User Modelling and Applications, W3C User
Modelling for Accessibility (UM4A) Online Symposium
2. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, Validating User Modelling Web Service, W3C User Modelling
for Accessibility (UM4A) Online Symposium
3. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, A New Interaction Technique Involving Eye Gaze Tracker and
Scanning Systems, ACM Eye Tracking South Africa (ETSA) 2013
4. P. Biswas, C. Duarte, C. Jung, J. Coelho, T. Guerreiro and P. Langdon, An accessible,
adaptive and multimodal digital TV framework and corresponding development tool, IEEE
Science and Information Conference 2013
5. P. Biswas, G. A. Aydemir, P. Langdon and S. Godsill, Intent recognition using Neural
Networks and Kalman Filters, Proceedings of Third International Workshop, HCI KDD
at SouthCHI Conference, Springer LNCS 7947
6. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, A survey on technology exposure and range of abilities of elderly
and disabled users in India, Proceedings of Human Computer Interaction International
(HCII), Springer LNCS 8010
2012
1. P. Biswas, P. Langdon, C. Duarte, C. Jung, P. Hamisu and L. Almeida, Developing
Intelligent User Interfaces for e-Accessibility and e-Inclusion, International Conference on
Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) 2012
2. Y. Mohamad, M. Dangelmaier, M. Peissner, P. Biswas and C. A. Velasco, Virtual User
Models for Designing and Using of Inclusive Products, Computers Helping People With
Special Needs, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2012, Volume 7382/2012, 284-287
3. C. Jung, P. Hamisu, Carlos Duarte, P. Biswas and L. Almeida, GUIDE: Personalisable Multimodal
User modal User Interfaces for Web Applications on TV Interfaces, Proceedings of
NEM Summit 2012

4. N. Kaklanis, Y. Mohamad, M. Peissner, P. Biswas, P. Langdon and D. Tzovaras, An
interoperable and inclusive user modelling concept for simulation and adaptation,
International Conference on User Modeling (UMAP) 2012
5. C. Jung, P. Hamisu, C. Duarte, L. Frid, L. Almeida, P. Biswas, Personalised Interactive TV:
An open-source software framework for adaptive multi-modal user interfaces, in Proceedings
of IBC (International Broadcasting Convention), 2012
2011
1. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, The effect of hand strength on pointing performance of users for
different input devices, Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference in Accessibility
(ASSETS) 2011
2. J. Coelho, C. Duarte, P. Biswas and P. Langdon, Developing Accessible TV Applications,
Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference in Accessibility (ASSETS) 2011
3. P. Biswas, C. Duarte, J. Cohello and P. Langdon, Multimodal adaptation through simulation
for digital TV interface, Proceedings of the ACM EuroITV 2011
4. Y. Mohamad, P. Biswas, P. Langdon, M. Peissner, M. Dangelmaier, C. Jung, P. Wolf and N.
Kaklanis, Standardisation of user models for designing and using inclusive products, Joint
Virtual Reality Conference (JVRC) 2011
5. C. Duarte, P. Langdon, C. Jung, J. Coelho, P. Biswas and P. Hamisu, GUIDE - Creating
accessible TV applications, Proceeding of the 11th European Association for the
Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE) conference, 2011
6. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, Investigating the accessibility of program selection menus of a
digital TV interface, Proceedings of Human Computer Interaction International (HCII)
2011, LNCS 6764
7. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, Standardizing user models, Proceedings of Human Computer
Interaction International (HCII) 2011, LNCS 6766
8. P. Hamisu, G. Heinrich, C. Jung, V. Hahn, C. Duarte, P. Langdon and P. Biswas, Accessible
UI Design and Multimodal Interaction through Hybrid TV Platforms: Towards a Virtual-user
Centered Design Framework, Proceedings of Human Computer Interaction International
(HCII) 2011, LNCS 6766
9. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, Towards an inclusive world - a simulation tool to design
interactive electronic systems for elderly and disabled users, Proceedings of the annual global
conference of Service research and Innovation Institute (SRII) 2011, IEEE Xplore
2010
1. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, Evaluating the design of inclusive interfaces by simulation,
Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI)
2010
2. P. Langdon, M F Gonzalez and P. Biswas, Designing studies for requirements and modelling
of users for an accessible set-top box, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on
Disability, Virtual Reality and Assoc. Technologies
2009
1. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, Predicting pointing time from hand strength, Usability & HCI
for e-Inclusion, 5th Symposium of the Austrian Computer Society (USAB 2009)

2. P. Biswas and S.K. Ghosh, e-Tutor - An Approach for Integrated e-Learning Solution,
International Conference on Virtual Learning (ICVL 09)
3. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, Modelling Perception using Image Processing Algorithms, 23rd
British Computer Society Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI 09)
2008
1. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, Automatic Evaluation of Assistive Interfaces, Proceedings of the
ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) 2008, pp. 247-256
2. P. Biswas, Simulating HCI for all, Doctoral Consortium for ACM SIGCHI Conference on
Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2008), CHI Extended Abstracts 2008: pp.
2649-2652
3. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, Modelling user interfaces for special needs, Accessible Design
in the Digital World (ADDW) 2008
4. P. Biswas, T. M. Sezgin and P. Robinson, Perception model for people with visual
impairments, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Visual Information
Systems (VISUAL 2008), LNCS 5188, pp. 279-290
2007
1. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, Simulation to Predict Performance of Assistive Interfaces,
Proceedings of the 9th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and
Accessibility (ASSETS ) 2007
2. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, Performance Comparison of Different Scanning System using a
Simulator, Proceedings of the 9th European Conference of Advancement of Assistive
Technology in Europe (AAATE), 2007 pp. 873-877
3. P. Biswas and D. Samanta, Designing Computer Interface for Physically Challenged Persons,
Proceedings of the International Information Technology Conference (ICIT 2007),
Rourkella, India, pp. 161-166
2006
1. P. Biswas, A Flexible Approach to Natural Language Generation for Disabled Children,
Proceedings of the Student Research Workshop of COLING/ACL-06, pp. 1-6
2. A. Majumdar, A. Neogi, A. Sarkar and P. Biswas, An Affordable Solution for remote
monitoring of Electrical and Electronic Gadgets, Proceedings of the National Conference on
Recent Trends in Information Systems (ReTIS-06), pp. 101-104
2005
1. P. Biswas, S. Bhattacharya and D. Samanta, User Model to Design Adaptable Interfaces for
Motor-Impaired Users, Proceedings of the Tencon '05 - IEEE Region 10 Conferences 2005,
pp. 1801-1806
2. D.Mukhopadhyay and P. Biswas, FlexiRank: An Algorithm Offering Flexibility and
Accuracy for Ranking the Web Pages, Proceedings of the International Conference on
Distributed Computing and Internet Technology (ICDCIT 2005), LNCS 3816, pp. 308-313.
3. P. Biswas and S.K. Ghosh, An Universal Assessment Methodology for Evaluating Students'
and Teachers' Performance in an Academic Institute, Proceedings of the International
Conference on Cognitive Systems (ICCS ’05)

Book chapters
1. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, Inclusive user modelling and simulation, Advances in
Therapeutic Engineering 2012, CRC press, pp 283- 306
2. P. Langdon and P.Biswas, Clustering User Data for User Modelling in the GUIDE Multimodal
Set-top Box, Designing Inclusive Systems, Springer-Verlag 2012
3. P. Biswas, A brief survey on user modelling in HCI, Intelligent Techniques for Speech,
Image and Language Processing 2012, IGI press
4. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, Evaluating the cluster scanning system, Designing Inclusive
Interactions, Springer-Verlag 2010, pp. 113-122
5. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, The effects of hand strength on pointing performance,
Designing Inclusive Interactions, Springer-Verlag 2010, pp. 3-12
6. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, A Case Study of Simulating HCI for Special Needs, Designing
Inclusive Futures, Springer-Verlag, 2008, pp. 175-184, ISBN 978-1-84800-210-4
7. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, Inclusive user modeling, A Multimodal End-2-End Approach to
Accessible Computing, Springer
8. P. Biswas, R. Joshi, S. Chattopadhyay, U. R. Acharya and T. Lim, Interaction techniques for
users with severe motor-impairment, A Multimodal End-2-End Approach to Accessible
Computing, Springer
9. P. Biswas, N. Kaklanis, Y. Mohamad, M. Peissner, P. Langdon, D. Tzovaras and C. Jung, An
Interoperable and Inclusive User Modeling concept for Simulation and Adaptation, A
Multimodal End-2-End Approach to Accessible Computing, Springer
Others
1. C. Duarte, J. Coelho, C. Jung, P. Hamisu, P. Langdon, P. Biswas, G. Heinrich, L. Almeida,
D. Costa, P. Feiteira, GUIDE - Personalized Multimodal TV Interaction, Adjunct
Proceedings of the 10th European Interactive TV Conference (ACM EuroITV 2012),
Berlin, Germany, 2012
2. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, A new interaction technique based on Eye tracking and single
switch scanning, 3rd Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces for Automotive Applications
(MIAA) in conjunction with 2011 International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces
(IUI) 2011
3. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, Effects of Physical Capabilities on Interaction, Workshop:
Defining the Architecture for Next Generation Inclusive Television in ACM EuroITV 2009
4. P. Biswas and P. Langdon, A Prototype of the GUIDE User Model, Workshop on
Accessibility, User Profiling and Adaptation at 24th British Computer Society Conference on
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI 10)
5. P. Biswas, Modelling Human Computer Interaction for all, Interdisciplinary Graduate
Conference (IGC) 2009, Cambridge, UK
6. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, A Motor-Behaviour Model for Physically Challenged Users,
Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology, Cambridge, April
2008, pp 5-9, ISSN 0963-5432
7. P. Biswas, Inclusive adaptation through user modelling, Proceedings of the IET Conference
on Recent Advances in Assistive Technology and Engineering (RAATE 2013)

8. P. Biswas, G. A. Aydemir and P. Langdon, Developing and Validating a hearing impairment
simulator, Proceedings of the IET Conference on Recent Advances in Assistive Technology
and Engineering (RAATE 2012)
9. P. Biswas and P. Robinson, Simulating HCI for all, Proceedings of the IET Conference on
Recent Advances in Assistive Technology and Engineering (RAATE 2007)
10. P. Biswas, Modelling User Interfaces for Special Needs, Newton 08, Proceedings of the
Trinity College Science Society
11. P. Biswas, Simulating HCI for Special Needs, Microsoft Research Summer School at
Cambridge 2007
12. P. Biswas, Design of Adaptable Interfaces for Motor-Impaired Users, Newton 07,
Proceedings of the Trinity College Science Society